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Lyric Benson Fergusson is a spiritual teacher and activist who pushes the envelope of how God is traditionally spoken of. Her mission is to spread the message of peace, love, and Divine-realization in the transformational poetry book, French Kissing God: A Journey to Enlightenment.

Lyric grew up in Hollywood as daughter of actor/director Robby Benson and singer songwriter Karla DeVito. She spent most of her young life on television sets such as Ellen and Friends. Before her twenty first birthday Lyric experienced several life changing events: She was a student at NYU during the attacks of September 11th where her godmother passed away in one of the towers, then while studying at Maharishi University of Management in 2004 a dear friend was murdered in front of her in the college dining hall. These circumstances along with a number of personal and family health challenges spurred her to diligently seek freedom from suffering and pursue God within.
At twenty two Lyric became a celibate monk and remained so until she was almost thirty. She devoted her life to silence and awakening, often spending eight to ten hours a day in eyes closed meditation or prayer. It was during these transformational years that she composed her poetic mysticism.

In 2011 Lyric took a brief respite from solo monastic living to create her spiritual rock and roll album Lyric’s Love Light Revolution co-written by her father Robby Benson. The goal of the album was to give listeners a taste of what consciousness and meditation can be like—in a very unconventional way! All lyrics from the songs were directly inspired by her poetry.

Lyric is also an enthusiastic screenwriter, actress, photographer. She is an avid practitioner of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s Transcendental Meditation, and she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Maharishi University of Management with a degree in Vedic Science.

Lyric now lives in Maui, Hawaii with her husband and is looking forward to more adventures that life has to offer.

Recent Coverage

Interview with ChicagoPride.com
“If someone is kind and loving, it’s none of my business what gender they associate with. I grew up with two amazing gay men who I considered my uncles. I watch God move through them. I watch God move through a transvestite and a straight woman equally. The Divine takes all forms, while remaining infinitely formless. That’s what the poem “God is All Genders” is about: God is He, She, It, and No-thing simultaneously. Infinity is beyond gender. We are this infinity.” -Lyric Benson FergussonSee the full interview here ->

Lyric successfully raises over $19,500 via Kickstarter
To launch the book, Lyric chose to use the popular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. She gained over 500 “backers” and became one of the most popular poetry projects ever to be on the website.See her Kickstarter page ->

Lyric’s AMA (Ask me anything) on Reddit
After encouragement from friends, Lyric decided to open herself up to the world by using the well-known Reddit AMA platform to answer 100’s of interesting and probing questions from around the world. The Q&A caused quite a stir and received 30,000+ readers over a 24 hour period. Read full AMA ->

The play of her light: Interview with Lyric Benson Fergusson
Lyric Benson Fergusson is enjoying life to its fullest. She is about to publish her first magnificent book of poems, French Kissing God: A Journey to Enlightenment, which celebrated authors have already showered with praise. Read full article ->

Interview with Lyric Benson Fergusson
From growing up with superstar parents to embarking on a hardcore spiritual journey, Lyric Benson Fergusson certainly seems to have done it all. Add to her experiences thus far the accomplishments of releasing her own album, Lyric’s Love Light Revolution, and writing her first book (which happens to be endorsed by top spiritual authors and scholars), French Kissing God: A Journey to Enlightenment, and we’re convinced: There’s nothing she can’t do. Read full article ->

French Kissing God: A Journey To Enlightenment Book Review
“Last night, God offered me a kiss… Of course, I accepted.” -Lyric Benson Fergusson

That is the invitation that ushers the reader into this tempting tidbit of a book called French Kissing God: A Journey to Enlightenment. Filled to overflowing with delicious love poems to God in the spirit of Sufi poet Rumi, it plays the heartstrings and scintillates the soul. Like her inspiration whose words echo forward from 13th century Turkey, Fergusson’s poetry is multi-layered and are both prayer and seduction. Read full article ->